Obedience Regulations - American Kennel Club

utilitY iii utilitY iV
1. scent Discrimination # 1 1. moving stand & exam.
2. scent Discrimination # 2 2. Directed Jumping
3. Directed retrieve 3. signal exercise
4. signal exercise 4. Directed retrieve
5. moving stand & exam. 5. scent Discrimination # 1
6. Directed Jumping 6. scent Discrimination # 2
utilitY V utilitY Vi
1. Directed retrieve 1. Directed retrieve
2. scent Discrimination # 1 2. signal exercise
3. scent Discrimination # 2 3. Directed Jumping
4. Directed Jumping 4. moving stand & exam.
5. signal exercise 5. scent Discrimination # 1
6. moving stand & exam. 6. scent Discrimination # 2
Section 5. Utility Dog Title. the letters uD may be added after the
name of each dog that has been certified by two different judges to have
received qualifying scores in utility classes at three licensed or member
obedience trials. that dog will receive a utility Dog certificate from the
AKc.
Section 6. Signal Exercise. the principal features of this exercise are
the ability of dog and handler to work as a team while heeling and the
dog’s correct response to the signals to stand, stay, down, sit and come.
orders are the same as in the novice Heel on leash, except for the
judge’s order to “stand your dog.” this order will only be given when the
dog and handler are walking at a normal pace and will be followed by the
order to “leave your dog.” the judge must use signals for directing the
handler to signal the dog to down, sit, come (in that sequence) and to finish.
Heeling will be done as in the Heel Free, except that handlers may
use signals only and must not speak to their dogs at any time during this
exercise. While the dog is heeling at one end of the ring, the judge will
order the handler to “stand your dog.” on further order to “leave your
dog,” the handler will signal the dog to stay, go to the other end of the
ring, then turn and face the dog. on the judge’s signal, the handler will
give the signals to down, sit, come and finish as in the novice recall.
Section 7. Signal Exercise, Scoring. A dog that fails to obey the
handler’s first signal to stand, stay, down, sit or come or that receives
a verbal command from the handler to do any of these parts of the
exercise, must receive a non-qualifying (nQ) score. Depending on the
specific circumstances, minor or substantial deductions will be made
for a dog that walks forward on the stand, down or sit portions of the
exercise. the deduction could be up to an nQ. A substantial deduction
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